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Overtaxing The Working Family: Uncle Sam And The Childcare Squeeze, Shannon Weeks Mccormack
Overtaxing The Working Family: Uncle Sam And The Childcare Squeeze, Shannon Weeks Mccormack
Michigan Law Review
Today, many working parents are caught in a “childcare squeeze”: while they require two incomes just to make ends meet, they end up spending a strikingly large percentage of their income on childcare so that they can work outside the home. Worse still, some parents find themselves “squeezed out” of the market entirely, unable to earn the additional income their families require because they cannot find jobs that pay enough to offset soaring childcare expenses. This Article argues that the tax laws have played an important role in aggravating these hardships. Currently, the Internal Revenue Code treats the childcare costs …
How The E-Government Can Save Money By Building Bridges Across The Digital Divide, Alison Rogers
How The E-Government Can Save Money By Building Bridges Across The Digital Divide, Alison Rogers
Michigan Journal of Race and Law
As government agencies and federal aid recipients begin to build a presence online, they must recognize that language accessibility is morally required, fiscally responsible, and compulsory under federal civil rights law. This Note explores statutes, federal policies, and case law that purport to protect the rights of limited English proficient (“LEP”) individuals in cyberspace. The Note suggests reforms, policies, and programs that should be adopted by federal aid recipients to ensure that LEP individuals have meaningful access to online services.